Diet composition of the Pharaoh Eagle Owl, Bubo ascalaphus (Strigiformes, Strigidae) in a Steppe region of Algeria-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Diet composition of the Pharaoh Eagle Owl, Bubo ascalaphus (Strigiformes, Strigidae) in a Steppe region of Algeria

Published:2021-11-29 Issue:2 Volume:29 Page:177-182
ISSN:2061-9588
Container-title:Ornis Hungarica
language:en
Short-container-title:

Author:

Benamor Naceur¹,Guetouache Toufik²,Bounaceur Farid³

Affiliation:

1. Department of Natural and Life Sciences , Ibn Khaldoun University , Tiaret , 14000 , Algeria

2. National Center of Biological Resources Development (CNDRB) , Moudjebara Annex, Djelfa, 17058 , Algeria

3. Department of Natural and Life Sciences , Tissemsilt University , Tissemsilt , 38000 , Algeria

Abstract

Abstract The diet composition of Pharaoh Eagle Owl (Bubo ascalaphus) was investigated in a semiarid area of North-western Algeria. A total of 65 pellets regurgitated by the B. ascalaphus were analysed, 288 food items were composed primarily of mammal remains (4 rodents, 1 bat and insectivore, 93.7%), and 1 bird species (passerine, 6.3%). The most frequent prey among the mammals were rodents (83.3%), which included Mus musculus (59.7%), Meriones shawi (11.1%), Meriones libycus (11.1%) and Jaculus jaculus (1.4%). The rodents were the most important prey items in biomass (91.4%), M. shawi made up to 41.9% of the total biomass. We may conclude that the Pharaoh Eagle Owl relies, in its feeding, very broadly on small mammals, completed by other groups.

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Subject

Animal Science and Zoology,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Link

https://www.sciendo.com/pdf/10.2478/orhu-2021-0028

Reference28 articles.

1. Abi-Said, M. R., Al Zein, M., Abu Baker, M. A. & Amr, Z. S. 2020. Diet of the Desert Eagle Owl, Bubo ascalaphus, in Eastern Saudi Arabia. – Pakistan Journal of Zoology 52(3): 1169–1171. DOI: 10.17582/journal.pjz/2019013018011710.17582/journal.pjz/20190130180117

2. Aulagnier, S., Haffner, P., Mitchell-Jones, A. J., Moutou, F. & Zima, J. 2009. Mammals of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. – A & C Black Publishers, London

3. Barreau, D., Roche, A. & Aulagnier, S. 1991. Eléments d’identification des crânes des rongeurs du Maroc [Identification elements of Rodent skulls from Morocco]. – Société Française Pour l’Étude et la Protection des Mammifères, Puceul (in French)

4. Barreau, D. & Bergier, P. 2001a L’avifaune de la région de Marrakech (Haouz et Hauts Atlas de Marrakech, Maroc) 2. Les espèces non passereaux [The avifauna of the Marrakech region (Haouz and High Atlas, Morocco). 2 non-passerine]. – Alauda 69(1): 167–202. (in French with English Summary)

5. Bayle, P. 1996. Régime alimentaire du grand-duc d’Europe Bubo bubo en période de reproduction dans le Parc National du Mercantour et ses environs (Alpes-Maritimes et Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France) [Diet of the Eurasian Eagle Owl Bubo bubo during the breeding season in Mercantour National Park and its surroundings (Alpes-Maritimes and Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France)]. – Avocetta 20: 12–25. (in French with English Summary)

Cited by 1 articles. 订阅此论文施引文献订阅此论文施引文献，注册后可以免费订阅5篇论文的施引文献，订阅后可以查看论文全部施引文献

1. Diet of Pharaoh Eagle-Owl, Bubo ascalaphus, from Ara’r region, northern Saudi Arabia;Ornis Hungarica;2023-12-01